IT Jan 2008 - Industrial Technology Magazine

SENSORS & SYSTEMS
NEW
More
precision.
Non-Contact displacement
and position sensors
Confocal displacement sensors
optoNCDT 2400
Miniature sensors design
Extreme resolution and stability due to
white light measurement
Tiny, constant measuring spot from 7μm
Measurement against mirrored,
transparent surfaces
One sided thickness measurement
Minature sensors ø 4 mm, measuring
ranges from 400 μm to 10 mm
Accurate & stable
eddyNCDT
Eddy-current sensors
Ranges 0.4 - 80 mm
Linearity ±0.2 %
Resolution 0.005 %
Frequency response 100 kHz
Temperature stability 0.015 % FSO/°C
High profile frequency
scanCONTROL
2D/3D Laser profile sensors
Ranges 25 - 245 mm
Linearity ±0.2 % FSO
Resolution ±0.04 % FSO
Profile frequency up to 4 kHz
Measuring rate up to 256 kHz
Programmable measuring field
www.micro-epsilon.co.uk
MICRO-EPSILON UK Ltd.
Dorset House · West Derby Road · Liverpool · L6 4BR
Phone +44 (0) 151 260 9800 · info@micro-epsilon.co.uk
Online trace moisture
event sensor launched
The PURA Plus from Michell
Instruments is an on-line trace
moisture event sensor designed
for UHP inert gas applications in
semiconductor fabs to allow
installation at multiple locations at
the final point of entry to the process
tool. Installed in the gas
distribution system, the
PURA Plus provides rapid
indication (less than 1
minute) of a moisture event as low
as 20ppb at 1ppb baseline.
To achieve this high speed of
response while maintaining the
extreme sensitivity Michell has
invented a unique detection
algorithm and combined it with a
newly developed UHP-suitable
ceramic sensor design. Besides other
benefits it allows the PURA Plus to
meet the particulate shedding
performance required by the
semiconductor industry.
The PURA Plus meets the
highest quality standards for material
HMI has
built-in PLC
Following the successful launch
of its Touch Panel family of
operator panels in 2005, VIPA
is now offering new versions of the
panel with an integrated PLC
powered by its leading-edge
SPEED7 processor technology.
Retaining all the functionality of
the Touch Panel family and available
in screen sizes from 8.4in to 12.1in,
the PLC supports the Siemens STEP
7 programming language and can
maintain logical connections with the
display. System expansion is via rear
panel connection using standard I/O
modules from VIPA’s 100V and
200V control systems.
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and surface finish. It is
assembled and packed in a
class 100 clean room environment.
The PURA Plus is designed to
operate reliably and without any
maintenance for a minimum of two
years. Information is output via
Modbus, with warning and alarm
status being indicated with a ‘traffic
light’ status indicator LEDs. Further
development will add a 4-20 mA
output to the instrument.
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Controller
makes MUSIC
ABB’s AC 800M controller
has achieved Mu Security’s
Industrial Control (MUSIC)
Foundation-level Certification. The
recently introduced MUSIC
certification enables critical
infrastructure and process controlfocused
organisations to verify a
range of network equipment and
application protocols to meet
industry-defined best practices for
security, robustness and resiliency
testing. Certification
benchmarking ensures that
ongoing plant and product safety
is not compromised by hidden
implementation flaws in industrial
control systems.
Achieving MUSIC certification
confirms that the AC 800M meets
industry-defined best practices for
safety, reliability and security.
During the evaluation process, the
AC 800M met or exceeded the
requirements of MUSIC’s multifaceted
security and stress tests.
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INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY • January 2008